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Goal Completed! (11/30/10)

Saturday, May 16, 2009

I have been waiting for this huge event at my library for over two months. They hosted a Childrens Festival and invited over 31 authors and illustrators to come out. My 6 y/o and I went almost the entire day and had a great time. She was such a trooper. We had to wait in a few long lines and she was doing so good!

I had such a great day. We first stopped by the librarys used sale where 6 y/o found about 20 books that we bought for only $6. Then we went to hear the keynote speaker Laura Seeger (Dog & Bear). Afterwards they had a breakout session and we choose to go to the fantasy panel.

Pic 2:Back row: Nathan Hale who illustrated Repunzels Revenge (and has no relation to those that wrote the book), Dean & Shannon Hale who wrote Repunzels Revenge (plus Shannon has written a bunch of others). Front row: My 6 y/o, me, Shauna, Jenni.

I had Shannon sign my books and I told her I'd been following her blog and told her one of the latest things she had posted I thought was funny. She said, "Oh yeah you comment as Debbie right? That comment about 'snizzle' was so funny!" Then she signed it into my book!

Pic 3: Looks like we're gonna give a high 5 right? I dont remember what we were doing but that wasn't it. Haha. Or maybe it was. We're best friends now and all.

There were so many great authors and illustrators there. We got some books signed by the Hale's, Brandon Mull, Laura Seeger and Sydney Salter. My 6 y/o picked up some books and we got them all signed but one (by Brad Wilcox). Jealous some? I got an extra few SIGNED books. Trying to decide what to do with 'em...

12 comments:

Oh My Gosh! What an incredible experience. How in the world the they do so many great ones in the same day? I'm so glad you got to participate - and thanks for sharing so I could vicariously get a little thrill of my own. Awesome!

The signing was so much fun! Even though I was only there for a couple of hours and basically stood in line the entire time, I still had a great time. I'm glad you got so many books and were able to see some of the classes. Kalyana was a trooper!

Jealous Some????? Outrageously so!!I would have loved to have gone. I'm reading one of Shannon Hale's books right now, it's the last one, until I've read them all. No fair you're BFF now. (grumpy-face) Sounds like you had an awesome time!